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barriers

NOUN

obstruction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barricade blockade boundary fence hurdle impediment limit obstacle railing roadblock wall

STRONG

bar bound confines curtain ditch enclosure fortification gully moat palisade rampart stop trench

WEAK

blank wall pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assistance help opening

STRONG

open

NOUN

obstruction to goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difficulty drawback hindrance hurdle impediment obstacle restraint restriction stumbling block

STRONG

bar check encumbrance limitation preventive

WEAK

pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit freedom help

WEAK

opening

Example Sentences

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If structural barriers prevent such local electricity generation, companies can claim credit for PPAs outside of where they operate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Authorities have deployed thousands of officers and set up concrete barriers surrounding the venue to block protests.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"With WorkWell, you have a coach here who can spend more time with you discussing barriers you have into work," Hall said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Soccer history have had a hand in tearing down so many barriers and leading so much progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Let us now summarize how variations in these three factors—time of onset of food production, barriers to diffusion, and human population size—led straightforwardly to the observed intercontinental differences in the development of technology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond